Question 39 of 47intermediate🔧 ApplyNumerical4 marks

A movie theater has 8 rows of seats, and each row has 12 seats. If half the seats are filled, how many people are watching the movie? If 3 more rows get filled, how many total people will be there?

(i)
Answer

48 people are watching the movie.

(ii)
Answer

84 people will be there in total.

Explanation

(i) Total seats = 8×128 \times 12 = 96. Half = 96 ÷ 2 = 48. (ii) 48 already watching + 3×123 \times 12 = 36 more = 84 total.